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  • Locals explain their votes

    Voters explain why they voted yes or no on the referendum issue. By: Rebecca Tokarz        Although the school district’s Proposed $46 million referendum was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday, those interviewed leaving the polls had mixed feelings about the plan.    Voters who supported the plan said they wanted students in the district’s older schools…

  • ‘Glimpses of America’

    Trenton’s Thomas Malloy joins 16 African-American artists in a group show at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College. By: Susan Van Dongen Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Tom Molloy holds a paintbrush in his Trenton studio.    Ask Thomas Malloy for the time and he’ll build you a clock — a big old great-grandfather clock.…

  • EDITORIAL: Give the gift of good will

    Charitable organizations need support this holiday season.    The holiday season is here, bringing with it festive decorations, family get-togethers and gift giving. But not everyone in the area is able to enjoy all the heartwarming aspects of this time of year.    Many of our neighbors are in need due to unemployment, underemployment or other extenuating…

  • Massimo’s

    Expectations are exceeded at this family-friendly, so-much-more-than-a-pizzeria Italian restaurant in Hamilton. By: Antoinette Buckley Massimo’s 1633 Hamilton Ave. Hamilton (609) 586-3777 Food: Very good Service: Good Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Casual, lively Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Essentials: Accepts all major credit cards; BYO; no smoking; wheelchair accessible;…

  • Appointees’ health benefits won’t end

    Resolution would have eliminated coverage to 12 part-time municipal employees, saving township $108,000. By: Roger Alvarado    A proposed resolution authorizing the termination of health benefits for part-time township employees, which would have saved the township $108,000, failed to gain the Township Committee’s majority approval Tuesday.    The committee voted 2-2 along party lines; Committeeman John Souren…

  • Two boys struck by car outside Roebling School

    A woman struck two Roebling elementary school boys with her car after her vision was obstructed by an icy windshield. By: Scott Morgan    ROEBLING — A Roebling woman struck and injured a pair of Roebling School boys Tuesday morning after her windshield had clouded over with ice, police reported Tuesday morning.    Police said 32-year-old Karin…

  • A new look at the fight against drunken driving

    This is the first in a two-part series examining the dangers of drunken driving. Next week will focus on the aftermath of alcohol-related accidents. By: Scott Morgan    At .10, flat surfaces warp into a concave bow that makes walking a straight line no longer an option. At this level of intoxication, you are beyond the…

  • Area weathers first snowfall

    Nearly a foot of snow fell as the northern Burlington County region was hit with the first winter storm of the season. By: Eve Collins and Scot Morgan    The first major snowfall of the season dumped nearly a foot of snow on northern Burlington County this past weekend, giving commuters headaches, snowplow drivers overtime and…

  • Hopewell Elementary School principal to retire in July after 28 years in district

    "Mike has been with us a long time and has been willing to serve in whatever capacity the Board of Education has asked him," Superintendent Nick Lorenzetti said Monday. By John Tredrea    Michael Fitzpatrick, principal of Hopewell Elementary School and a teacher and administrator in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District for 28 years, will…